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Single-family homes line the street in a residential neighborhood on October 27, 2023, in Evanston, Ill. Jamie Kelter Davis for The Wall Street Journal

Home Sales Fell to a New 13-Year Low in October

High prices and elevated mortgage rates have made home purchases less affordable.

By

Nicole Friedman

16 hours ago

4 min read

Single-family homes vs. apartments, change in rent year over year

Houses Too Expensive to Buy Underpin Lofty Rents

Single-family home rents are rising more than apartments this year.

By

Will Parker

November 21, 2023

4 min read

Congrats, Your House Made You Rich. Now Sell It.

Congrats, Your House Made You Rich. Now Sell It.

Lots of baby boomers are going to sell their homes in the years ahead. The trick is to beat the crowd.

By

Justin Lahart

November 17, 2023

4 min read

Promotional leaflets can be seen on a countertop of a home for sale during an Open House in a neighborhood in Clarksburg, Maryland on September 3, 2023. Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for younger generations of Americans, who are squeezed by student debt and childcare costs in an era of slower economic growth. The pressures come as President Joe Biden struggles to tackle negative sentiment about his handling of the economy, as he campaigns for re-election. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

While All Inflation Feels Bad, Housing Inflation Is the Worst

For some, unaffordable homes undercut the American dream even more than high gasoline and food prices.

By

Greg Ip

November 15, 2023

5 min read

A construction crane behind residential apartments in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. German industrial output fell again in July, further holding back Europe’s biggest economy and casting a pall over the start of the third quarter. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

No Balconies or Luxury Toilets: How This City Fought Soaring Rents and Lost

Rents are rising at a record pace in Berlin despite anti-gentrification rules and rental caps.

By

Bertrand Benoit

November 14, 2023

6 min read

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Congrats, Your House Made You Rich. Now Sell It.

Congrats, Your House Made You Rich. Now Sell It.

November 17, 2023

4 min read

MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 03: A customer walks by a now hiring sign posted in front of an In-N-Out restaurant on November 03, 2023 in Mill Valley, California. According to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth slowed in October with a total of 150,000 new jobs added compared to analyst expectations of 180,000. The unemployment rate inched up to 3.9% from 3.8%. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Elusive Soft Landing Is Coming Into View

November 15, 2023

6 min read

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 02: A pedestrian carries shopping bags while walking through the Union Square shopping district on October 02, 2023 in San Francisco, California. According to a report by the Commerce Department, U.S. consumer spending rose by 0.4% in August. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

U.S. Retail Sales Fall for First Time Since March as Holiday Season Approaches

November 15, 2023

5 min read

Promotional leaflets can be seen on a countertop of a home for sale during an Open House in a neighborhood in Clarksburg, Maryland on September 3, 2023. Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for younger generations of Americans, who are squeezed by student debt and childcare costs in an era of slower economic growth. The pressures come as President Joe Biden struggles to tackle negative sentiment about his handling of the economy, as he campaigns for re-election. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

While All Inflation Feels Bad, Housing Inflation Is the Worst

November 15, 2023

5 min read

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 21, 2020 Shoppers walk through a busy Grafton Street in Dublin, as Ireland prepares to enter a second national lockdown to stem the spread of the virus that causes Covid-19. - Ireland's economy rose by 3.4 percent in 2020 despite the pandemic as the coronavirus fuelled a boom in pharmaceutical and IT exports, finance minister Paschal Donohoe said March 5, 2021. Ireland fared better than bigger eurozone economies such as Germany and France, which plunged into recessions last year as the pandemic shut down the global economy. (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP) (Photo by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid’s Biggest Economic Winner Is Running Out of Steam

November 16, 2023

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